Laptops :: Compaq Presario 700



Hello all  I am trying to boot my Lappy with the DSL live CD and I get a blank screen.  Usually I see "ok booting the kernel" and then darkness.

Has anyone had any success with this model?  Ultimately I'd like to have DSL installed on my HD.  At present I am using my lappy with Linspire on it, and I've had success in the past with Red Hat so the thing WILL take linux.  I just dont know how.

Thanks,
lzy (nOOb)

EDIT:
After 14 Views and no responses, It's pretty apparent that no one has had any success... does anyone have any suggestions?

thx again
lzy
Some more info would be most helpful.

Did you ever see a DSL boot prompt? (isolinux vs. syslinux)
Does your CD work on another computer? (bad media?)
Did you try the syslinux version? (boot method for older systems)
If you get a prompt, did you try failsafe? ( minimal boot )

Pressing F2 and F3 at the boot prompt gives you many options to try.

If you can't get that far, and the CD boots well in other systems,
then the syslinux version of DSL would be my next step.

73
ke4nt
Quote (ke4nt1 @ July 27 2005,10:53)
Some more info would be most helpful.

Did you ever see a DSL boot prompt? (isolinux vs. syslinux)
Does your CD work on another computer? (bad media?)
Did you try the syslinux version? (boot method for older systems)
If you get a prompt, did you try failsafe? ( minimal boot )

Pressing F2 and F3 at the boot prompt gives you many options to try.

If you can't get that far, and the CD boots well in other systems,
then the syslinux version of DSL would be my next step.

73
ke4nt

Sorry for the limited input, thank you for your attempt in aiding me.

When I boot from the CD I get the DSL prompt with the option to press F2 for more options.

CD Boots on Older IBM Aptiva Machines

I am now getting the syslinux version 1.3 &1.2

Failsafe got me to the same results (freezes during boot)

Trying the different video modes has gotten me nowhere.  Granted I am using the 1.2 version.  I could not conclude if problems of this type were fixed in the 1.3 version.  I am attempting to download 1.3 now

lzy
Hello ppl

I am now booting my Presario 700 with:
1.3.1 syslinux -
boot: <enter>... Blank screen
boot: dsl vga=normal... halted at "Ok, booting the kernel."
boot: failsafe... halted at "ACPI: IRQ10 SCI: Edge set to Level Trigger."

Suggestions???

lzy
Just a guess, but have you tried booting with the options noacpi or acpi=off?

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